Newly minted Strikeforce welterweight champ Nate Marquardt ($69,925) was the third highest-paid fighter on the event’s total payroll, which totaled $645,923.

MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) recently requested and received the list of official disclosed paydays from the Oregon State Athletic Commission.

“Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy” took place July 14 at Rose Garden in Portland, Ore. The event’s main card aired live on Showtime while Showtime Extreme carried preliminary-card fights.

In the headliner, Rockhold defended his 185-pound title a second time when he defeated Tim Kennedy. The co-main event saw Nate Marquardt knock out Tyron Woodley to take home the vacant Strikeforce welterweight championship.

The full “Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy” paydays (the commission combined purses and win bonuses into one amount) included:

Luke Rockhold: $99,925
def. Tim Kennedy $54,940

Nate Marquardt $69,925
def. Tyron Woodley $43,425

Roger Gracie $62,940
def. Keith Jardine $29,955

Lorenz Larkin $32,975
def. Robbie Lawler $94,940

Pat Healy $37,955
def. Hirota Mizuto $5,136

Ryan Couture $17,940
def. Joe Duarte $2,955

Jorge Masvidal $45,691
def. Justin Wilcox $11,985

Jordan Mein $12,540
def. Tyler Stinson $3,970

Jason High $9,771
def. Nate Moore $8,955

Now, the usual disclaimer: The figures do not include deductions for items such as insurance, licenses and taxes. Additionally, the figures do not include money paid by sponsors, which can oftentimes be a substantial portion of a fighter’s income. They also do not include any other “locker room” or special bonuses Zuffa LLC oftentimes pays.

In other words, the above figures are simply base salaries reported to the commission and do not reflect entire compensation packages for the event.

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